Lord Snape was muttering and asking the new couple questions as he wrote the petition.

I Lord Setian Altarian Snape on behalf of my son Severus Salazar Snape do hereby request the hand of Hermione Jane Granger in matrimony

Â· Wedding will take place before the end of this year at the location of the brides choosing.
Â· Wedding will be the full double bonding ceremony
Â· Couple will reside in ancestral home at least 21 days per year. Starting January 1.
Â· Heir is to be conceived with in 3 years of bonding.

Lord Setian Snape

By affixing my signature I Hermione Jane Granger do accept this petition and agree to all it contains

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Witnesses
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Setian affixed his seal and tapped it with his wand for it to copy itself. As he handed the original to Hermione he said "you will need at lease two pureblood witnesses when you sign this."

She smiled "thank you Lord Snape".

"Setian, my dear" he smiled "you are family now."

Hermione stifled a giggle "yes father" then burst out in a full laugh at the look on his and Severus' faces. Setian laughed with her.

Severus interrupted his lips twitching slightly "We should get back to the school, I am sure that our absence has been noticed by now."